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American Association
for Affirmative Action

888 16th Street, NW Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006

P.  202.349.9855
      800.252.8952
f.   202.355.1399

Membership Directory

The Association's, complete MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY is available to current members. To access the directory, click on the membership directory link. After doing so, you will be promted to enter your e-mail address and password. The directory will appear in its entirety in alpha order and lists all individuals and organizations with current memberships. Clicking on the plus(+) sign next to "Directory Search" will allow you to perform a customized search of the membership directory.

The Association hosts a listserv for its members. Any member of AAAA who wishes to subscribe to this list can initiate their request via email to AAAA-request@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM. Membership will be verified before any subscription is approved.

By joining or using AAAA e-mail lists, you agree to the following rules and guidelines.

Listserv and Membership Directory Rules

  1. Do not post copyrighted material to the list without the author's permission. This includes posting others private e-mails to you out to the entire list.
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  5. Advertising is not permitted on AAAA listserv or using AAAA membership directory email addresses.
  6. Job posting is not permitted on AAAA listserv or using AAAA membership directory email addresses.
  7. Obey the rules, failure to do so will result in your removal from the listserv and denial of your membership directory access.

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If you have any questions regarding these rules and guidelines, please contact the list manager. AAAA retains the right to suspend or terminate members from using the list if the rules have been violated.

AAAA Regions

The American Association for Affirmative Action has an effective network of professionals working across the nation. Each of the ten (10) Regional Directors is elected from the membership in those states and territories and represents the region on the Board of Directors. The Director is a member volunteer and serves a term of two years.

Within the Region there are other leaders who also promote the effectiveness of the Association at the regional and state level. Information about the leadership team is listed on the individual region pages. We encourage you to join this network of professionals and contact members of the leadership team.

The map below shows each of the ten (10) AAAA regions color coded.

Region 1 Region 2 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 Region 5 Region 6 Region 7 Region 8 Region 9 Region 9 Region 9 Region 9 Region 9Region 9 Region 10

Region I Director

Lilian Ruiz, Ph.D.
Director of Human Relations
City of Hartford
550 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103
Business: 860-543-8595
Fax: 860-722-6486
lruiz@ci.hartford.ct.us

Region II Director (Interim)

Harry Payne
Director
CUNY - PCC
222-56th Ave. Bayside, NY 11364
Business 718-631-6397
hpayne@qcc.cuny.edu

Region III Director

Gregory Chambers
EEO/AA Program Mgr
State of Delaware
820 French St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
Business: 302-577-8977
Fax: 302-577-3996
region3@affirmativeaction.org

Region IV Director

Huda Melky
Director, Equal Opportunity/504/ADA Compliance
Western Kentucky University
Wetherby Administration Building, Room 13
1906 College Heights Blvd. #11009
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Business: 270-745-5121
Fax: 270-745-3199
huda.melky@wku.edu

Region V Director

Marshall Rose, Director
Office of Equity and Diversity
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio 43402
Business: 419-372-8472
Fax: 419-372-9533
mrose@bgsu.edu

Region VI Director

Melvin Williams
Director OEOD
Univ. of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-0106
Business: 409-747-8823
Fax: 409-747-8836
mwilliam@utmb.edu

Region VII

Carla Espinoza
The Iowa State University
3680 Beardhsear Hall
Ames, Iowa 50011-2024
(515) 294-6215
(515) 294-1702
crespin@iastate.edu

Region VIII Director

Evie Myers
Exec. Dir./Chief Diversity Officer
North Dakota State University
P.O. Box 5011
Fargo, ND 58105-5011
Evie.Myers@ndsu.edu

Region IX

Eduardo Monge
Equal Opportunity Officer
Chapman University
1 University Dr
Orange, CA 92866-1005
Business: 714-997-6847
Fax: 714-997-6900
Monge@chapman.edu

Region X Director

Andreen Neukranz-Butler
Human Rights Compliance Officer
University of Idaho
Administration Bldg 226
851 Campus Drive
Moscow, ID 84844-3159
Business 208-885-4212
Fax 208-885-9201
anbutler@uidaho.edu